Margaret Stocks née Margaret McKane (1895-1985) was an English

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and

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player. She was born in London in 1895, and she married Andrew Denys Stocks in 1921. She came to prominence the same year when winning the All England women's doubles badminton title with her younger sister

Kitty McKane Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (née McKane; 7 May 1896 – 19 June 1992) was a British tennis and badminton player and the second most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger According to A. Wallis Myers of ''The Dail ...

. The following year, the sisters reached the

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women's doubles final, losing to Suzanne Lenglen and

Elizabeth Ryan Elizabeth Montague Ryan (February 5, 1892 – July 6, 1979) was an American tennis player who was born in Anaheim, California, but lived most of her adult life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 26 Grand Slam titles, 19 in women's doubles and mi ...

. The sisters won a All England badminton doubles title in 1924, and Stocks became the singles champion in 1925.

Medal record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stocks, Margaret English female badminton players English female tennis players 1895 births 1985 deaths British female tennis players Tennis people from Greater London